[ D ] Example Today it seems (A.) hardly credible, but Los Angeles grew (B.) as it did because in its (C.) early days it had a highly advanced (D.) public transporting system.

[ .... ] 1. (A.) Sometime it snows in (B.) the northern states of America (C.) as early as October, though this isn't always (D.) the case.

[ .... ] 2. In the USA, some (A.) notorious bandits are (B.) figures of popular folklore; (C.) particularly them from the wild west (D.) such as Billy the Kid.

[ .... ] 3. (A.) Many of people considered (B.) it impossible when President Kennedy said America (C.) would put, a man on the moon by the end (D.)of the 1960s.

[ .... ] 4. If you (A.) really can't get to the station (B.) on time I suppose that you (C.) will have to take (D.) the taxi home tonight.

[ .... ] 5. After the (A.) social science lecture all students are invited (B.) to take parts in a discussion (C.) of the issues which were (D.) raised in the talk.

[ .... ] 6. If you (A.) lend me that book, (B.) I promise that I will (C.) give it back by Friday (D.) on the latest.

[ .... ] 7. He started (A.) as a salesman, then he (B.) went on to become a manager, (C.) finally finished his career as (D.) chairman of the board.

[ .... ] 8. Micorsoft, (A.) who is based (B.) far from Silicon Valley, is (C.) nevertheless America's (D.) most successful computer company.

[ .... ] 9. Thanksgiving (A.) is a holiday which (B.) is celebrated only by Americans, and (C.) is a time for the family to (D.) be togetherness.

[ .... ] 10. Last year (A.) in the fall they went to Washington (B.) where are many famous monuments, and (C.) numerous other things which tourists (D.) can do.

[ .... ] 11. Peter said he (A.) would be in New York (B.) from early on Monday morning until (C.) last thing on Friday (D.) when he travel to Coney Island.

[ .... ] 12. Although it (A.) has it's faults, the US constitution (B.) is reckoned to be a (C.) highly successful experiment in (D.) participatory democracy.